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GifOmatic 1.2  - Sun 03. March 1996
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WWW-GIF tool


Description
===========
GifOmatic is intended to open NeXT TIFF files, replace and
pick colors and save them as WWW-compliant GIFs, with
transparency and interlaced effect.


WHAT'S NEW IN 1.2
=================
COLOR DEPTH FIX
   Now the 1 bit and 12 bit color depth problems are fixed
TOLERANCE
   As requested by many users we added a fill and replace
   tolerance.
FIXED RIGHTS
   We missed a chmod on the last distribution.


WHAT'S NEW IN 1.1
=================
FILTERS
   Our smart boss allowed to put some useful (ScanOmatic)
   filter into the app. Esp. the gamma correction filter
   fixes too dark images on Wi..... machines.  
INTEL FIX
   Some byte ordering problems caused a strange color
   handling on Intel machines.


ftp SOURCE
==========
We put it on the new US site and on peanuts, but again we
don't know where it finally end up.

ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de
ftp://next-ftp.peak.org


THE PACKAGE
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GifOmatic.1.1.NIHS.b.tar.gz     (real) Quad FAT Package


Architectures and NEXTSTEP Releases
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ALL (INTEL, MOTOROLA, HP and SUN).


SPECIAL FEATURE LIST
====================
- Image info in document window [Command-I]
- New document from pasteboard [Command-V]
- 32 bit RGBA images are automatically converted
    into compatible, transparent GIFs
- independent from screen color depth
- free, no fees
- fast, all file format converters integrated
- useful image filters: saturation - brightness - contrast
     rotate, gamma correction, RGB correction, scale


KNOWN BUGS / FEATURES
=====================
- doesn't register for tiff
- no source (or <A HREF="mailto:stefan@interpc.de">Stefan Seel</A>)


COPYRIGHT & PRICES
==================
STILL NO PRICE, this is a free tool!!!
But if like it, drop a short note:  info@interpc.de
The app may be added to any non-commercial CD-ROMs and archives.
If you plan to release it on commercial CD-ROMs please contact
us before.


SOURCE
=======
Currently no source, too much, too "quick hack", too
less comments, too much internal stuff ...
But may be if you drop a note:   stefan@interpc.de


Just to make a bit marketing too
================================
You should also try these fine apps from ipc:
- ScanOmatic      NEXTSTEP scanner software
- JetPilot        NEXTSTEP printer driver for non-PS printers
- live Video      NEXTSTEP live video and TV integration
- VDOconverter    NEXTIME  movie filter and converter
- Video Dev. Kit  NEXTSTEP video object framework
- NCR             NEXTSTEP network game (free!)
- GifOmatic       NEXTSTEP WWW-gif tool (free!)
- Compressor      NEXTSTEP WWW-jpeg tool (free!)


Contact Information
===================
interpersonal-computing GmbH         ++49 (0) 89-22 33 75
NeXT Center Munich                   ++49 (0) 89-22 33 76 fax
Oettingenstrasse 2                   info@interpc.de
80538 Munich/GERMANY                 http://www.ipc.de

These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Netfuture.ch.